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17. cecilia has an 8-inch by 12-inch sheet of rectangular
paper. she cuts out identical 4-inch by 3-inch
rectangles from two corners of the paper. she then
cuts out identical right triangles from the other
two corners of the paper. using the diagram shown,
find the area of the remaining paper.

48 square inches

Step-by-step explanation:

The area of the original rectangle is 8 * 12 = 96

The area of each of the small rectangles is 3 * 4 = 12

We know, 4 of these rectangles are cut, so area of 4 of these are:

12 * 4 = 48

The area of the remaining part, thus, is:

Area of remaining paper = 96 - 48 = 48 square inches

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